The Right Shade, No Renovation Required

Designers reaching for a new paint color are treating it as the fastest fix in the house — inside or out, a wall or a door redone this way can change a room's entire character without a single structural change. It is the kind of update that reads as considered rather than costly, the sort of detail a buyer notices on a walkthrough long before they ask what else has been done. In a market where presentation counts, color remains the cheapest architecture a home can wear.

With reporting from Architectural Digest.